Thriving without care is exploitation
In this culture, thriving is so often framed as the goal. But rarely do we pause to ask: how? And at what cost? Too often, “thriving” gets framed as something shiny, impressive, and aspirational. It’s measured by productivity, status, or output. But what if that thriving is built on exhaustion? On invisibilized labor? On someone else’s suffering? This is especially true in: In nonprofits and social justice orgs, where burnout is normalized in the name of “impact.” In education, where “high…